Theatre, and all entrants in this year’s Wood Awards,” said David Hopkins, CEO of Timber Development UK (organisers of the Wood Awards).
“Timber – and retrofit – have crucial roles in decarbonising construction, and as an organisation we spend a lot of time campaigning, promoting and educating about the role of timber. But there is no substitute for showing examples in practice. “All of the winners and the shortlisted projects are incredible examples of British architecture and design, and I know the judging gets more difficult every year – with so many wonderful timber buildings in the UK continuing to emerge,” said Mr Hopkins. “We are seeing climate conscious architects, engineers, and other designers increasingly choosing to use wood as the primary material in their projects – recognising its low-carbon nature, warmth, and beauty – which has so brilliantly been put on display this year. “Every single one of the entrants were remarkable, and we hope that the 2024 awards will inspire even more designers to work with wood.”
WINNERS IN OTHER CATEGORIES This year’s event celebrated 14 awards and recognised 11 highly commended projects across the Buildings and Furniture & Product categories.
The winner of the Commercial and Leisure category was dRMM’s Workstack in Greenwich, London (TTJ July/August 2024). Primarily constructed from engineered mass timber, WorkStack’s distinctive cantilevered form makes maximum use of a small footprint, providing 14 variably sized workshop units over five floors. Taking inspiration from a ‘logstack’, the progressive overhang works as both solar shading and a covered delivery area.
With each building element designed to be as efficient as possible, the engineered mass timber structure uses limited steel, polycarbonate, glass and rubber only where function or regulation demands. By exposing the load-bearing timber walls and ceilings, the need for additional internal finishes was eliminated, reducing associated material resources and environmental impacts while offering biophilic benefits to users. The timber species used included spruce
CLT and glulam (Sweden, Austria, Germany), birch and spruce plywood (Finland) supplied by Hasslacher and Stora Enso. The offsite construction specialist was B&K Structures. B&K Structures was also involved as
CLT subcontractor with the Sustainability category-winning project – Haileybury SciTech – a new science and technology campus for Haileybury, in Hertford, that reimagines the way science can be taught in schools in the future. ►
Top: Glulam and CLT feature at WorkStack PHOTO: DRMM/FRED HOWARTH Centre: Haileybury SciTech PHOTO: HOPKINS ARCHITECTS/AIREY SPACES Above: The new servery at Clare College PHOTO: WWM ARCHITECTS/PHILIP VILE
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